10 Largest Sharks

I find sharks to be such terrifying creatures. I don’t even like swimming in lakes because I am afraid a fish will swim up and nibble on my leg. I love fish, i just hate swimming with them. I thought it would be interesting to search what the top ten largest sharks were and here is what I found.

The Whale Shark

The largest shark in the entire world is the Whake Shark. It can grow as long as 41 ft. long and can weigh up to 15 tons. Even for being so big however, they are not predators and are just another slow moving filter feeder.

Basking Shark

The second largest shark is the Basking Shark. It can grow as long as 40 ft. and has been reported at weighing as much as 19 tons. Luckily these sharks are non-predators also.

Great White Shark

The third largest is the Great White Shark. They are known to have grown as long as 26.2 feet and weigh as much as 5000 lbs., and yes these sharks are predators.

Tiger Shark

The fourth largest shark is the Tiger Shark. They can be up to 24.3 feet and weigh up to 2000 lbs. They are known for being vicious.

Pacific Sleeper Shark

The fifth largest shark is the Pacific Sleeper Shark. They can grow up to 23 feet and weigh as much as 800 lbs.

Greenland Shark

The sixth largest is the Greenland Shark, found in the North Atlantic Ocean. These sharks tend to grow up to 21 feet and live as long as 200 years. They are known as the longest living vertebrate.

Great Hammerhead Shark

The seventh largest is the Hammerhead Shark. They grow up to 20 feet and the heaviest one dated was 1280 lbs.

Thresher Shark

The eighth largest shark is the Thresher Shark. It can grow as long as 18 feet and can weigh over 1100 lbs.

Bluntnose Sixgill Shark

The ninth largest shark is the Bluntnose Sixgill Shark and is often referred to as the cow shark. They can grow as big as 15.8 feet.

Bigeye Thresher Shark

The tenth largest shark is the Bigeye Thresher Shark. They can grow up to 15.1 feet and can weigh up to 795 lbs.